Description
Experience the delightful taste of Chicken Vesuvio, featuring succulent chicken thighs, crispy potatoes, and a savory garlic-wine sauce. This dish combines comfort and flavor for an easy weeknight dinner that is sure to please everyone at the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided use
- 2 pounds bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound russet potatoes cut into wedges
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 3/4 cup frozen peas thawed
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large oven-safe pan over medium-high heat. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken, skin side down, in the pan in a single layer.
- Cook for 4-5 minutes per side or until chicken is golden brown.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and cover to keep warm.
- Add the remaining olive oil to the pan. Place the potatoes in the pan and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
- Remove the potatoes from the pan and cover to keep warm.
- Add the butter to the pan and melt. Stir in the onion and cook for 4-5 minutes or until softened.
- Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then stir in the Italian seasoning.
- Add the wine and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the wine has reduced by half.
- Pour in the chicken broth, then season the sauce with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and potatoes back to the pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Turn the oven to broil (500 degrees F). Cook for 2-3 minutes or until chicken skin is crispy.
- Remove from the oven and stir in the peas. Drizzle the lemon juice over the chicken.
- Sprinkle with parsley then serve immediately with the pan juices spooned over the top.
Notes
For extra flavor, marinate the chicken in seasonings a few hours before cooking.
Feel free to swap the peas with your favorite vegetables.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg